Vanishing Phone, Zoom Court: Inside the Leaked-Video Scandal Rocking Israel’s Legal System Police say suspicions have “strengthened considerably” as they examine whether Tomer-Yerushalmi staged her disappearance to destroy evidence By Keren Setton/The Media Line Israel’s political arena is again grappling with scandal after a court ordered the continued detention of the military’s former top lawyer. […]
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Vanishing Phone, Zoom Court: Inside the Leaked-Video Scandal Rocking Israel’s Legal System
Police say suspicions have “strengthened considerably” as they examine whether Tomer-Yerushalmi staged her disappearance to destroy evidence
By Keren Setton/The Media Line
Israel’s political arena is again grappling with scandal after a court ordered the continued detention of the military’s former top lawyer. On Wednesday, Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court Judge Shelly Kutin extended Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi’s remand until Friday and approved her request to appear at future hearings by videoconference from prison due to what the court described as a delicate mental state.
Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is under investigation for fraud and breach of trust, abuse of official power, obstruction of justice, and disclosure of information by a public official. Police told the court that suspicions against her have “strengthened considerably,” citing concerns that she may obstruct the probe.